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What are the 1-2 MAIN kinds of birds in your backyard?

In our backyard the 2 main kinds are cardinals and chickadees. The cardinals are there because they were told that they are North Carolina's state bird. The chickadees are there because we put out good birdseed and despite their small stature they're total pigs.

Special request: If you live in the central US or south central Canada, please comment on the presence or absence of the Dickcissel. You're supposed to have them in your backyard.

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We have robins living in our hedge ant Kings Towers and they are very territorial. Every time I go out the house they watch me - they make me nervous 😬

Seagulls, what with living near the beach, here in ‘Sunny’ Bournemouth 🏖️

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We have robins in our backyard, too. They must be international birds. I've noticed they never fly up to the bird feeder but instead eat things off the ground. Maybe they're worm eaters instead of bird seed eaters. Or perhaps they're just lazy. I've never asked them.

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Mostly blue and great tits and all kinds of pigeons. Also jackdaws, but I really hate those.

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I had to look all of those up because we do not have those specific birds in the US (except pigeons).

Thanks for bragging that people in your country have great tits.

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They're small, but really cute.😄

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Hee, hee. In all seriousness, I did look up blue tits and great tits and they look really pretty. The third most common birds in my backyard are probably tufted titmice but they're just a boring brown, despite their slightly spicy name.

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Ah, but they look so cute with those tufts on their heads!

Sometimes these exotic guys drop by, but not in the winter, though:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose-ringed_parakeet

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Yes the tufted birds have a cool look. Between the cardinals, titmice and the occasional blue jay, we actually get quite a few tufted birds. No parakeets though. Not unless we go to a pet store. That's really cool that you get to see them in your own yard.

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I love great tits!

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We had a family of four Cooper Hawks in the tree behind us this season - that was cool.

Fun fact, their shit looks like someone spilled a bottle of WhiteOut® from the up in the sky.

When they were around, no crows, when they left, crows everywhere.

Musical bird interlude time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh-lDJ9_9oE&list=OLAK5uy_nnPhTccc2oOQTMq2raNsPysxr0y6v8yGY&index=7

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That will be our first slow dance.

How did you know their last name was Cooper? Were they wearing name tags?

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Note: I had considered answering you seriously for once and having a conversation about birds but it doesn't seem that I'm able to do that. Still I'm going to tell you one thing that is a serious answer. We also have hawks in our backyard sometimes, as well as crows, and I've never seen them there at the same time. I prefer the hawks because they're less loud than crows, however I hear that crows are very intelligent so it might be good to have them around for times when I can't find answers on the internet.

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Uhm, it's just polite to introduce yourself to your neighbours and get to know them.

As for the intelligence of crows, while I am prepared to concede they have some intelligence, I've never seem them win a round of Jeopardy or Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, so, there's that.

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I'm going to assume from the wording of your response that you have seen them play those games, though. Just never win. Give them time.

Also, it's good you specified earlier that Cooper Hawks' poop looks like brand name, trademarked Whiteout rather than the generic "correction fluid". I'm glad you do your part to minimize offensive speech on this board.

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Tolerant is my middle name.

Wait, did I just share too much personal information?

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Answering this post could reveal one's geographic region and/or location and is a little to close to a Bennymuso post for comfort.

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What’s your post code / zip code?

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I'll tell you right after your answers of nearest sports stadium, cross streets and percent chance of precipitation today.

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Bournemouth Football Stadium
Unsure
100% ☹️

Benny’s momma says ‘Hi’.

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One of the prettiest birds here in Reno, Nevada in the Steller's Jay
https://abcbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/BOTW-Homepage-Thumbnail_Stellers-Jay_dimostudio-Shutterstock-1.jpg

But they are not the most common. I live in an urban area (downtown) so the most common are of course pigeons. I'm a short walk to the Truckee river where I see Mallard ducks and Canada geese. A few other typical very common birds like mourning doves, robins, crows and seagulls.

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That Stellar's Jay is beautiful. I don't think I've ever seen one in person. We do have the other birds you named where I live except for seagulls. I'm too far from the coast. I think mourning doves are kind of funny. They make a noise as they take off. They're a little bit chubby and it's like they have to make a little noise to propel themselves off the ground. 😂

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Mourning doves make me smile because of their chubbiness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOZmkZ72ISI

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It's almost like that mourning dove understood their assignment was to land there, show us an example of their call and fly away.

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The common sparrow and the Tui, which is an awesome NZ native. The most unusual and delightful call you will ever hear from a bird:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%AB%C4%AB

Skip to behaviour and etymology for a clip of them singing 🎶

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The Tui is beautiful! I've never seen one before. And I love its unique call. New Zealand and Australia have such unusual and interesting animals. I have to ask, do you have kiwi birds around, too? 😊

While not the most common bird in my yard, I did hear this one within the last year in a neighbor's tree and it sounded like drops of water.

https://youtu.be/mvyi9uhvBhI?si=oq85j8u9AxGBNAlm

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Yeah, I live in Auckland but I’m Aussie by birth 🙂

Haha, yeah that one is cute too. I see what you mean it is like droplets, that trill.

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Cool bird. It looks like the product of a raven, a peacock and one too many drinks.

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What a cool bird it's like wearing a bow tie

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Yeah it’s awesome. I always think the neck attachment looks like those old style cravats.. like it’s off to a bird dinner party lol

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Chickens and sparrow

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A few years ago I looked into raising chickens in my backyard. I will still working and was afraid I wouldn't be able to devote time to it but I do think I could enjoy the hobby.

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It's easy enough once you train them with mealworms. After that, it's a matter of talking to neighbors and keeping the predators options at bay.

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Chickadees, robins and lots of blackbirds.

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Sounds like we've got some of the same birds. I had to look up what a blackbird looks like, though. I'm not sure that I have any of those around here. I was curious how they differed from crows and found this.

https://imgur.com/MhZdIqi

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Much smaller than crows. There are lots here in the U.P. of Michigan. Lots of eagles too although we don't see them very often in town

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